Pfizer launches "precise medical" project in Chile using the Ion PGM platform

Release date: 2015-07-16

Last week, pharmaceutical giant Pfizer launched the Center of Excellence in Precision in Medicine (CEPM) project in Chile.

In the newly established center, Pfizer will be focused on newer, more accurate and non-invasive diagnosis of cancer. In addition to Pfizer’s $14 million investment in the project, the Chilean Economic Development Agency (Corfo) will also invest in four years. $7 million.

Thermo Fisher Scientific is the technical partner of this “Precision Medical Plan”. The first phase of the project will use Ion PGM, the genetic sequencing platform of Life Technologies, a subsidiary of Thermo Fisher Scientific, which is currently in operation. The project invested $3 million.

Sylvia Varela, president of Pfizer's Cancer Division in Latin America, said in a statement that Pfizer's first phase of the Center for Precision Medicine Program (CEPM) focused on lung cancer research, which is currently 1800 in Chile each year. In 2100 patients, this work is based on a molecular diagnosis of a new NGS platform.

Marcela Angulo, technical director of the Chilean Economic Development Agency (Corfo), said: Chile's scientific research capabilities are very strong. Chile is not only committed to transforming basic knowledge into industry, but also to use basic knowledge to improve people's lives. Through this strategic cooperation, we will further promote the research capabilities, development level, innovation and Chile's position in the global genome innovation and research sector.

Source: Bio-Exploration

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